ARTICLE I RECOGNITION

Newport School District

A. The Teachers' Association of Newport (TAN) recognizes the Newport School Committee as the duly elected representative of the people and agrees to negotiate only with the School Committee or the negotiation agent or agents officially designated by the School Committee to act on its behalf.

B. The Committee recognizes the Teachers' Association of Newport as the duly certified representative of a unit consisting of all certified teaching personnel in accordance to and within the authority and limits established by Title 28 of the General Laws of Rhode Island as amended.

C. Unless otherwise indicated, the employee in the above unit will hereinafter be referred to as "the teacher," and references to male teachers will include female teachers.